Recorded+Audio


 * Defined**: Recorded audio content—on tape or transmitted electronically—which can be used as a stand-alone delivery tool or part of a blended learning approach. Can be used as the sole means of content or as part of a blended approach.

12. [] Audacity is a free, easy-to-use and [|multilingual] audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to: 
 * 1) Podcasts are recorded audio content that is uploaded to the web and downloaded by various users. ([]) (Vincent Venzon, 9/7/09)
 * 2) Audacity can be used to record live audio and edited. Save and upload files to be sent or downloaded by users. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ (Nikki Kinoshita 9-8-09)
 * 3) mevio is a digital media entertainment network that until recently dedicated itself to entertainment audio podcasts and was formed with the intention of having people publish and market their podcasts and to help listeners find interesting podcasts. More recently they have changed their focus to the distribuion of videos. http://www.mevio.com/ (Carol Ball 9-8-09)
 * 4) Students can listen to free classic books which can be downloaded from ( [|http://freeclassicaudiobooks.com] ) onto an MP3 player. These classic books can be used to supplement reading in the classroom or as a stand alone teaching tool. (Juli Umetsu, 9/8/09)
 * 5) Rhapsody.com is an internet-based music provider that offers recorded audio in the form of MP3s. http://www.rhapsody.com/home.html (Tia Mayberry, 09-08-09)
 * 6) TeacherTube is a good website where teachers are able to access videos and to audio that teach lessons and support for teachers. This is a meeting place for teachers. Teachers are life-long learners. TeacherTube is free and everyone. TeacherTube is found at []. (Stacie Fernandez, 9-9-09)
 * 7) SpokenWord.org is a free non-profit service that helps you find and/or share audio and video spoken-word recordings. All of the recordings are found on the Web and are submitted to the SpokenWord.org database by viewers of the site. It is not a place to upload videos or podcasts but rather a directory and search engine where you can locate audio recordings regardless of where they are published.[] (Polly Quigley 9-10-09)
 * 8) RFB&D is a non-profit national volunteer organization, funded in large part by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education, that provides audiobooks for students with visual impairments or dyslexia. There is an individual membership fee as well as special equipment to purchase, but schools or individuals may sign up. Students need to be certified by various specialists (list included), but it provides a valuable resource. Currently membership is free to certified individuals.[](Gail Arakaki 9/12/09)
 * 9) **iAmplify** is a web-based content publisher and syndication network that owns the rights to a large selection of recorded “expert advice, instruction, and inspiration.” They offer mostly short-form audio format. A wide range of topics that include fitness, self-help, business training, entertainment, sports, non-fiction and more, and are downloadable to iPod or computer. This is a Web20 application that allows the content providers to store and manipulate their products in iAmplify. [] (Renee Adams 9/13/09)
 * 10) I found a link that provides the service of editing, recording and adding effects to audio files. (Tim Stewart, 09-13-09).
 * 11) []. This website has pre-recorded narrations of all the Chapters from the Bible. Very straightforward--simply download or stream the audio, and listen to the teachings. On-screen text compliments the audio cues and also serves those who are hearing-impaired. (Adam Tanare Jr., 9-13-09).
 * Record live audio.
 * Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
 * Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files.
 * Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
 * Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
 * And more! (U`ilani Corr-Yorkman, 9/13/09)
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13. podcastgen is a tool for automating the creation of podcasts. It can facilitate the process of actually getting the podcasts, which are simply audio recordings, on to the web, by creating all of the necessary tags. It is free and open source, and written in PHP. It even includes a web-based management tool. You can find it at: [] (Erik 09/13/2009)  14. NPR offers long standing directory of podcasts that are produced and desciminated through their website, (http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php), topics can be searched, and there are a lot! The podcasts cover every subject from health to finance and politics. (Josh Owens, 9/13/09)

15. **San Diego Natural History Museum Recorded Lectures** The San Diego Natural History Museum is program that uses podcasts to expand public knowledge of museum-related activities and materials. Lectures are avaible in audio format on their website. One example that they currently have is a lecture on Global Change.
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(Nicole Collier, September 13, 2009)

16.[] (RFB&D) Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, a national nonprofit, volunteer organization, is the leading accessible audio book library for students with disabilities such as visual impairment and dyslexia. (JoAnn Fifield, 9/13/09)